Tie-plate and rail-supporter.



R. ABBOTT. TIE PLATE AND RAIL SUPPORTER. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 30,1912.

gum/59619; Patented 001;. 14, 1913.

Fjgui.

L 6 y Ww A LL F51 9 5 o WITNESSES INVENTOR Bea/06W, Abbott REUBENABBOTT, {3F LAWBENGE, MAESSACHUSETTS.

TIE-PLAIE AND RAIL-SUPPORTERK i Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented @ct. 1l4l, 19313.

Application filed=November 30, 1912. Serial No. 734,339.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Riiiinnn Annor'r, a subject of the King of England,residing at Lawrence, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts,have invented certain new" and useful Improvements in Tie-Plates andBail-Supporters, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to rail fasteners or tie plates and has for itsobject the production of an eflicient rail support or fastener, whichconsists of a minimum number of parts and is eflicient in operation.

Another object of this invention is the production of an eflicient railfastener or tie plate which, after being secured to the tie will nothave any tendency to slip, there-- by holding the rails against anychance of becoming spread.

lVith these and other objects in viewthis invention consists in certainnovel con'ibinations, constructions, and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a transverse section throughthe rail and tie plate. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective of the tie late.Fig. 3 is altransverse section taken tiirough a port-ioniof the railflange and plate.

By referring to the drawing by numerals it will be seen that the railplate comprises a body 1 having arail flange engaging lip 2 whichoverhangs the flange of the rail for firmly holding the rail inengagement with the plate 1. A plurality oflongitudinally extending lips7 are, formed upon the base 1 and are adapted to bite into the tie forpreventing the sliding movement of the plate upon the tie.

The body 1 is provided with a groove 11 near its end for receiving a lip12 which is.

placed within the groove 11. The lip 12 is inserted in the groove 11 bydriving the same from the end of the plate 1. The lip 12 is alsoprovided-with a vertical face on the side 1% for engaging the flange ofthe rail, and

the lip 12 is beveled for this lip is provided with aclosed facethroughout its entire inner edge, and a plurality of notches 15 upon itsouter edge, whereby spikes may be driven therethrpuah for holding theplate in engagement with the tie. It will be seen that the outer end offacilitating the drivmg of a spike.

A flattened the lip 2 and is provided with a plurality of apertures 10for receiving the usual spikes whereby the plate may be held firmlv inengagement with the tie.

When the device is used the vertical face of the side 14 will bearagainst the edge of the rail flange and terminate evenly with the outerface of said flange, while the beveled side of the lip and the beveledside 13 of the groove 11 bear against each other and terminate evenly.Since the outer face of the lip is inclined and the outer portionsterminate evenly all danger of knocking the lip out of position by beingstruck by some foreign object. is eliminated, as the foreign object willglance off the incline face without imparting damage to the lip.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that a very simple andeflicient rail plate has been produced which may efiiciently hold therail in a set position upon the tie and prevent the rails fromspreading. It will further be seen that by means of the device, as justillustrated, and described, the rail may be placed in its correctposition.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is

In combination with a rail, a tie plate of the class describedcomprising a body, a rail engaging lip formed upon said body, said bodyprovided with a transversely extending groove having a beveled side, -alip fitting in said groove, said lip provided with an incline top andwith a beveled side and a vertical side, said beveled side of said lipfitting under the beveled side of said plate for preventing said lipfrom upward movement, said beveled side being of an even height, saidvertical side bearing against the lip 9 is formed in the rear of 2% emmeflange of said rail and being of the same I In testimony whereof Ihereunto affix my height as the thickness of sai l rail flange;signature in presence of two Witnesses.

whereby said plate lip and flange will present a smooth surfejce upontheir upper faces REUBEN ABBOTT for allowing any foreign object to slideWitnesses:

thereover without injury to said' lip, and J. SHEPHERD WRIGHT, means forholding said lip in position. RIQHARD H. SMITH,

